Collections
![Albion Winegar Tourgee Collection](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/WNYLRC019.png?itok=rwqe9QEj)
Albion W. Tourgee (1838 - 1905) was a Civil War veteran, politician, and lawyer. He played a pivotal role in the Plessy v. Ferguson case and was a pioneering civil rights activist. This collection includes his correspondence, as well as legal documents, articles, and photographs.
![Emily Howland Papers](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/YSW002.jpg?itok=-w1HHdVy)
Items from the personal papers and library of abolitionist, suffragist, and peace activist Emily Howland, including her collection of political pamphlets, posters, and program documents.
![John S. Apperson Jr. and Paul Schaefer Collections](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/ZWU010.jpeg?itok=rpTksvQ_)
A collection of photographs, pamphlets, letters, and other materials highlighting 20th century citizen political activism, grassroots conservation, daily life, and outdoor recreation in the Adirondacks in New York State.
![Portrait of Lucy Carlisle Watson](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/4.5b.2_Watson%20Lucy_0.jpg?itok=2dIpt6Qv)
This collection of letters, diaries, and ephemera documents Lucy Carlile Watson, a prominent suffragette and philanthropist from Utica, NY.